Terrace Theater - Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

Revered but controversial comedian Dave Chappelle teams up with rap legend Killer Mike and his gospel choir, the Mighty Midnight Revival, for a night of comedy and music during this seven-stop tour, which wraps up this weekend in Long Beach. Note: Tickets are sold out, but if you’re willing to shell out hundreds for this pairing, you can probably get lucky on Stubhub. (Also, no phones are allowed at the show, so if you bring yours with you, expect to lock it in a Yondr pouch.)

Long Beach Ballet’s The Nutcracker is one of the only area productions of the holiday classic that includes not only a live full orchestra, but a horse, a flying sleigh and pyrotechnics. Sure, the story may be the same, but this production pulls out all the stops to entertain audiences year after year.